- Abergavenny railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Abergavenny
other_name= Y Fenni
code = AGV
caption = Abergavenny station
manager =Arriva Trains Wales
locale =Abergavenny
borough =Monmouthshire
usage0405 = 0.279
usage0506 = 0.284
usage0607 = 0.292
platforms = 2
latitude = 51.8167
longitude = -3.0088
years =January 2 1854
events = Station opens
years1 =July 19 1950
events1 = Renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road
years2 =May 6 1968
events2 = Renamed AbergavennyAbergavenny railway station ( _cy. Y Fenni) is situated southeast of the town centre of
Abergavenny .Today
It is part of the
British railway system owned byNetwork Rail and is operated byArriva Trains Wales . It lies on theWelsh Marches Line line fromNewport toHereford .Abergavenny lies at the eastern edge of theBrecon Beacons National Park and provides an access point to local services and public transport into the park.History
The station was originally established by the
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway then it became part of theGreat Western Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to theWestern Region of British Railways onnationalisation in 1948.When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by
Regional Railways until thePrivatisation of British Rail ways.In
1950 it was renamed Abergavenny Monmouth Road, and took on its simple name in1968 .Railway Town
A branch line to
Brynmawr was opened in1862 starting at Abergavenny Junction north of the current station, constructed by theMerthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway .This company was acquired by the
London and North Western Railway in1866 .In
1958 the MT&AR passenger trains ceased and Abergavenny Junction was closed.GWR Locomotive 'Abergavenny Castle'
A GWR Castle-class locomotive, number 5013, was named after
Abergavenny Castle Facilities
This is a staffed station in the daytime. It has disabled access to platforms, a cafeteria and toilets plus large waiting rooms on both tracksides.
ervices
With a few exceptions, the weekday daytime service pattern typically sees one train per hour in each direction between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central, with most trains continuing beyond Cardiff to Swansea and West Wales. There is also a two-hourly service between Cardiff and the
North Wales Coast Line . These service are all operated byArriva Trains Wales .There are also two trains per day in the early morning on weekdays to London Paddington, via Hereford and the
Cotswold Line ; these services are operated byFirst Great Western .rail line|previous="Terminus"|next=Hereford
route=First Great Western
Abergavenny-London Paddington|col=FGW colour
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* [http://www.mrsoc.co.uk/ Monmouthshire Railway Society]
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